New Delhi. Pakistan team is on the target of former giants after its poor performance in World Cup 2023. Every match is now a do-or-die affair for the Babar Azam-led team. The team has lost 3 matches in a row. If the team loses even one of the remaining 4 matches, they will be eliminated from the tournament. The Pakistan team will face South Africa in their sixth match on Thursday, October 27. Babar and Co.’s record against South Africa is nothing special. South Africa have performed brilliantly so far in the current tournament. The team has won 4 out of 5 matches played so far and is second in the points table. On the other hand, Pakistan team has managed to win only 2 out of 5 matches. The team is in sixth place with 4 points.
Talking about the ODI World Cup, a total of 5 matches have been played between South Africa and Pakistan so far. South Africa has won 3 matches while Pakistan has won 2 matches. The two teams met for the first time in the 1992 World Cup. South Africa then won by 20 runs. In 1996 South Africa won by 5 wickets and in 1999 South Africa won by 3 wickets. Pakistan team has managed to win the last two matches of the World Cup. In 2011, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 29 runs and in 2019 by 49 runs. Pakistan have not reached the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup since 2011. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether the team succeeds in getting a place in the last 4 after 12 years.
Africa has won 51 matches
Talking about the overall ODI record, South Africa’s record against Pakistan is superb. So far 82 ODIs have been played between the two. South Africa has won 51 matches, while Pakistan team has won only 30 matches. One match did not result. However, if we talk about the last 10 ODI matches played between the two teams, the South African team has managed to win only 4 matches. Pakistan won in 2014. South Africa have won all 4 matches batting first so far and have scored more than 300 runs each time.
Beat Australia and England
South Africa have so far defeated Sri Lanka, Australia, England and Bangladesh in the World Cup 2023. Their only defeat came against the Netherlands. South Africa scored 428 runs against Sri Lanka. This is the highest score by any team in the history of the World Cup. In reply, the Sri Lankan team could score only 326 runs. After this, South Africa scored 311 runs against Australia, 399 runs against England and 382 runs against Bangladesh.
De Kock has scored 3 centuries
South Africa’s opening batsman and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock is in great form. So far he has scored 407 runs with the help of 3 centuries. He is also the highest run-scorer in the tournament. Apart from this, Harnik Klaasen, Aidan Markram and Rasi van der Dusen have also scored centuries for the team. Apart from Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq, no other batsman from Pakistan has scored a century.
World Cup 2023 Live Update: Sri Lanka vs England today, Loser to be eliminated
As for the World Cup 2023, a total of 10 teams are entering it. Each team has to play 9-9 matches in round robin. Bangladesh and Netherlands teams have lost 4-4 matches so far. Both teams have been eliminated from the race for the semi-finals. Today England and Sri Lanka are facing each other in the match of the tournament. Both teams have lost 3-3 matches. In such a situation, the team that loses today will also be out of the race for the semi-finals.
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Tags: Babar Azam, South Africa, World Cup 2023
First published: October 26, 2023, 09:02 IST